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Yoda told Luke Skywalker, “Do or do not. There is no try.” The Stars Wars Jedi Master could have been talking about tonight’s high school football schedule around the area. Conference championships will be going to some winners, WPIAL automatic playoff bids others. Some victors will lock up home playoff games. And, for many teams on the wrong side of the ledger, tonight will bring the end of the road with no playoffs. Then, there are the teams who will find it hard to sleep tonight. No, not because Santa Claus is coming, but rather because they’ll have to wait to for the football committee to announce its wild card selections sometime Saturday afternoon.

Fort Cherry / Wash High play for the Black Hills title while Beth-Center hosts California with the Tri-County South crown going to that winner. The list of win-and-you’re-in games include Chartiers-Houston at McGuffey. And, while Canon-McMillan already has a playoff berth in-hand, the Big Macs need to win to keep alive hopes of hosting their 6A semifinal game in two weeks. All four of these games will be available on the WJPA Sports Network. Pregame coverage starts at 6:30 pm with kickoff at 7. Watch/Listen Here!

Avella at Frazier and Peters Township at Thomas Jefferson are both win-and-you’re-in games.  Ringgold has a shot at the section championship but isn’t guaranteed a playoff spot even with a win. Burgettstown clinches a berth with a win. Trinity is in the 5A wild card bubble but has to win to stay there. Bentworth gets in the 1A bubble with a win and is almost certainly out with a loss. And Waynesburg has a non-conference game, a chance to get rested and healthy before starting the 3A playoffs next weekend. The Raiders will be the only Greene County team to make the post-season.

Week 10 Schedule (7:00 pm unless noted):
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry at Wash High, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3)  Watch/Listen Here
Bentworth at Burgettstown

1A Tri-County South
California at Avella, 6:30 pm,WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
Avella at Frazier
Mapletown at Carmichaels
West Greene at Jeff-Morgan

2A Century
Chartiers-Houston at McGuffey, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450)  Watch/Listen Here

2A Allegheny
Brownsville at Charleroi

4A Big Six
South Fayette at Ringgold

5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township at Thomas Jefferson
Trinity at Bethel Park

6A Quad County
Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 6:30 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here

Non-Conference
Waynesburg at Valley